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FWE, Co., Inc. is a leading food service equipment manufacturer located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago and is a privately owned and operated by Deron Lichte.

FWE offers Low Temperature Cooking, Holding, Serving Equipment, Ovens, Rethermalizing Units, Utility Transports, Refrigeration and Portable Bars that are designed to improve operating efficiencies that continue to be more innovative and durable than others available on the market.

Gina Fero: I think the biggest problem is that we don’t know what the new administration’s going to do with current [school lunch] programs. There’s a lot of talk about block grants, which could really negatively affect the program because every state would be running their own program. The new meal pattern is also tough. We need to be feeding the kids food that we know they’ll eat and that’s always a challenge. You need good equipment to be able to do that.

Q. Are you seeing more schools do their prep and cooking ahead of time and rethermalizing later?

GF: I see more and more districts creating a few “fast-scratch” signature items, and that sometimes involves rethermalizing and holding. There’s no way that you could make something fresh in 20 minutes for anywhere from 300 up to 800 students.

Q. How can FWE products help K-12 foodservice work more efficiently?

GF: Having a good rethermalizer and good holding cabinet are key to every K-12 operation. It’s essential to get the quality food out. FWE can look at a district’s menu and help fit the right piece of equipment to meet the district’s needs. FWE has the right staff to ensure you’re going to get a quality product.

Portland, TN – It’s all about you… as FWE / Food Warming Equipment Co. is your one-stop shop for everything you need this banquet season! Choose from the most efficient and cost-effective Banquet Cabinets, Bars, Cook & Hold Equipment, and Refrigerators in the foodservice industry!

Consistently voted Best in Class in Mobile Food Hot Food Holding Equipment, with over 60 different Banquet Cabinets from which to choose, FWE has exactly what you need for those holiday feasts! From 40 to 200 meals can be held hot in their durable, all welded, all stainless steel cabinets. User-friendly controls, built-in heat systems, heavy-duty latches, and full bumper protection are just some of the standard features on FWE’s Banquet Cabinets.

For those celebratory toasts and traditional egg nog indulgences, FWE now offers more than 24 different styles of NSF Approved Portable Bars. NSF certification is a distinction that sets FWE apart from all others when it comes to safety. Couple that with durable construction and cost saving Post-Mix and Bag-In-Box serving capabilities and you have a new reason to celebrate!

Don’t forget about FWE’s newest update to their Cook & Hold line. The newly redesignedLCH (Low Temp Cook and Hold) Series is versatile enough to cook and hold anything from beef, pork, and poultry to roasted potatoes, bread and pastries. The oven you can’t live without saves money and labor by cooking overnight with lights out and holding to perfection until preparation and plating.

FWE’s Clymate IQ Heated Holding Cabinet will change the way you serve at banquets. The Clymate IQ reaches set heat and humidity levels in under 30 minutes. Twice as fast as many other cabinets. The Clymate IQ then keeps food at optimum serving temperatures through peak serving periods. Portable and easy to use, it is perfect for short-term staging and extended holding times, eliminating hot spots and cold spots with minimal operator involvement.

Last but not least, FWE offers Refrigeration solutions that operate in the most demanding and punishing environments. Tough construction absorbs vibration and shock during transport. FWE’s forced air “COLD-TEMP” system maintains a balanced temperature that gently circulates cold air evenly throughout the cabinet.

FWE ran a unique promotion at NAFEM 2011. In addition to featuring their full line of cooking, holding, transporting, refrigeration, and bar equipment at the show, FWE also celebrated NAFEM 2011 by raffling off 11 bottles of Dom Perignon Champagne. NAFEM attendees were notified through ads, eblasts, direct mail, and press releases to BYOB (Bring Your Own Badge) to FWE‘s booth to enter the raffle. The promotion was a HUGE success!

From hundreds of entries, the names of eleven lucky winners were drawn. They represented many different facets of the foodservice industry including schools & universities, restaurants, hospitals, design & consulting firms. Congratulations to the winners!

As presented in the FE&S product-oriented newsletter, FWE‘s presence at the NAFEM Show.

Featuring the FWE Celebration & promotion to Bring Your Own Badge to FWE‘s Booth and register to win in the drawing for 11 bottles of Dom Perignon. Celebrating the new NSF Certified Portable Bars! Clymate IQ Heated Holding Cabinets, Air Screen Refrigerators, Banquet Cabinets, Refrigerators, and Utility Carts will also be on display at NAFEM FWE Booth #2635.